Zombie and the Ghost Train

Zombie ja Kummitusjuna, feature film, 1991

DIRECTED BY: Mika Kaurismäki

Zombie and the Ghost Train

CAST:
Silu Seppälä (”Zombi”),
Marjo Leinonen (Marjo),
Matti Pellonpää (Harri),
Vieno Saaristo (Äiti),
Juhani Niemelä (Isä)

SCRIPT:
Sakke Järvenpää,
Mika Kaurismäki,
Pauli Pentti

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Olli Varja

Synopsis:
Zombie, as his nickname suggests, is a young man without much vitality. The only constant thing in his life is alcohol. After roaming the streets of Istanbul he returns to Helsinki and gets drafted. However, he manages to escape the military after putting turpentine in an officer’s soup and thus being declared psychologically inept. He gets a new chance when his friend Harri invites him to play bass with his band.

color, 88 min